Saw a Tawny Frogmouth on the dog walk this morning. First one I’ve seen in my area.
Discussion Thread 🐥 Thursday 5 February 2026
Submitted 22 hours ago by YarraByte@aussie.zone to melbourne@aussie.zone
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SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 3 hours ago
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 3 hours ago
awesome , they are so cool
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 3 hours ago
I startled it in my neighbours pear trees. It flew into a gum and tried the If I’m very still I’m invisibile trick.
Taleya@aussie.zone 3 hours ago
Goreamn aramex. Offically "onboard for delivery " for a week
why do people use these cunts
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 2 hours ago
Melbcat is still resting a lot and a bit off her food. I wonder if it’s nausea, the heat or the stress of another cat about. She’s taken to lounging at the door and crying to go out, probably hoping to punch on.
I took some wet food out to the black cat with nutritional yeast on top for a vitamin boost and to encourage him to eat. He reluctantly licked it once then walked away giving his tail a single flick. Bro, you’re so malnourished you’re getting bald spots. Eat. It could be he prefers dry food or needs a stinkier food to smell it properly.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 1 hour ago
If it makes you feel better the strays will turn their noses up at certain wet food because it’s not their favourite brand.
Cats…
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 49 minutes ago
I’m surprised at it because of how thin he is, and think maybe cat flu has dulled his appetite?
It’s the Smitten homebrand from Woolies in beef so maybe something in fish might work
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 2 hours ago
aw, hugs and what a silly puss
maybe just give him plain food
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 49 minutes ago
Yeah I got rid of it and put out the rest plain with some dry food
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 hours ago
a chaotic busy day helping the young Seagoons get ready to move house
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 6 hours ago
SpinMeAround@aussie.zone 9 hours ago
CT Scan came back clear, headache is still present though. Spent nearly 13 hours in bed, just sleeping on and off. Glad work has been very understanding!
PeelerSheila@aussie.zone 8 hours ago
🫂
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 8 hours ago
That’s no good. I really hope some cause can be found or something helps
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 8 hours ago
so many hugs
happy it came back clear, hope your headaches get better real soon
Catfish@aussie.zone 6 hours ago
My sewing machine is possessed. It’s running without the foot pedal connected!
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 6 hours ago
🤔
Can the poltergeist be taught to follow a pattern?
Catfish@aussie.zone 5 hours ago
I have rum, dried mint, and tarot cards available. Think they might help?
It works perfectly except having to stop/start with the power switch all of a sudden. Bloody bizarre.
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 3 hours ago
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 3 hours ago
The rip off hearing aid people? Go to costco if you need them.
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 9 hours ago
Attempt was made. The recipe said to simmer the tomato base for five minutes and it should be ready for the eggs, but because I used crushed tomatoes, it took longer. Will report back after taste test. I'm just glad I actually made something, even if the capsicum wasn't julienned.
Taleya@aussie.zone 8 hours ago
mmmmmshakshukaaa
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 8 hours ago
That looks fantastic
Catfish@aussie.zone 8 hours ago
Would totally smash that
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 9 hours ago
that looks delicious
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 9 hours ago
Shakshouka? Good choice. I’d have it with bread, hommus and yoghurt. I put hommus on most things though.
Eagle@aussie.zone 8 hours ago
That looks so good, and I’m sure it tastes amazing!
tone212_@aussie.zone 7 hours ago
Meeting with the place I do contract work for just finished. I asked for a bigger fee % for most types of projects I handle for them, plus now was the time to go for it with their resource shortages. I was pretty nervous, but prepared and I made my case. Now I want to hear what they say. If they say no, then I’ll just pick up less of their work and they can deal with the shortfall of their resources themselves. It’s not going to become my problem when they don’t incentivise me.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 6 hours ago
I hope it works out. For what it’s worth, I think you did the right thing.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 6 hours ago
Convinced the team to go to a nice winery for a tour and lunch because why not? There is every possibility we could actually do something there so you could say it’s justified. They were impressed at the very least
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 4 hours ago
very nice 🙂
Taleya@aussie.zone 8 hours ago
P A K I D G E D A Y
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 8 hours ago
I’m going to have to get a physio -_-
Alamutjones@aussie.zone 12 hours ago
The forecast is for a pleasantly relaxed work day. Nice
Catfish@aussie.zone 14 hours ago
Boyo has a Zoom interview shortly and is not amenable to the suggestion he change out of a t-shirt for a sex toy shop. Hopefully coffee will kick some sense into this.
MeanElevator@aussie.zone 12 hours ago
Is the interview at sex toy company?
If not, that is definitely a choice.
Catfish@aussie.zone 11 hours ago
It was not. He has also now Glassdoor’d them and neclared NOPE so Nevermind
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 12 hours ago
the beach calls but I have a headache
maybe wait until the panadol kicks in
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 19 hours ago
Shit sleep club roll call.
Gibsonhasafluffybutt@aussie.zone 13 hours ago
Yuuuuup but that’s every night these days lol
StudChud@aussie.zone 15 hours ago
Present
CEOofmyhouse56@aussie.zone 14 hours ago
My superpower is I always have good sleeps.
Catfish@aussie.zone 18 hours ago
Present
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 16 hours ago
Present
LowExperience2368@aussie.zone 11 hours ago
Why was it so stuffy? I woke up at about 1am and couldn’t sleep. Checked the weather and it was 18 degrees. Felt like 30. Maybe I should’ve opened the window
Eagle@aussie.zone 14 hours ago
Here too… Must’ve been something in the atmosphere.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 22 hours ago
For a while I’ve felt like I’d rather fuck around with plugging my laptop into the TV and dealing with the audio issues that can crop up than ever turn on a console.
This was reinforced a while ago when my girlfriend broke out her old disney infinity stuff for the kids. She had to sign in to her PlayStation account just to play local coop, which then forced a bunch of system and game updates. Truly a terrible experience.
Aside from the audio devices being annoying, the laptop needs to fully turn on before it will detect any other audio devices, Bazzite has Just Worked and I’ve been really enjoying it
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 16 hours ago
remember when a person didn’t have to have an account to play a game, they just put the disc or cartridge in and played
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 6 hours ago
These days you can buy a game and it doesn’t even come with a disc. Or it might, but it’s just the licence for the game and you still need internet to actually download it.
melbaboutown@aussie.zone 10 hours ago
I regret getting rid of my ps2
SaneMartigan@aussie.zone 19 hours ago
Yeah, I’m about to put bazzite on my last one of those Dell sff’s for a console like box. The co-op games I want to play are on steam and run off line. I’ve been running bazzite on my main pc for a while now and it’s great. Whenever I have to give mum it support for win11, I’m glad to not be using it. Heating about Old Gatesey and his Epstein rash further reinforces my decision.
tombruzzo@aussie.zone 6 hours ago
I’m thinking of switching my big PC over from Mint to Bazzite. I just haven’t been happy with Mint’s performance on some games, but the laptop has worked well.
I also like the extra WINE options I get between Lutris, Heroic, the WINE GUI launcher, and a few others. I’ve spent some time on MyAbandonWare and I’ve been able to get some of the oldest and most unsupported games working on there
bacon@aussie.zone 17 hours ago
Beep Beep 🚚
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One giant cappuccino and the willpower to keep calm and carry on, please 🙏
Seagoon_@aussie.zone 9 minutes ago
packing continues
we were all too tired to cook so we have fish and chips, I’ll cook tomorrow